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Tomas Brenning
tomas@brenning.se
Tel:     +46 171 47 50 37
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Veckholms-Åkerby 2
SE-745 99  Enköping
Sweden

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If you want, you can select to enter contracts instead of results. This requires you to set Magic Contest in contract entry mode.

From left to right, enter the following:

  • Level
  • Strain, i.e. suit or notrump
  • Double or Redouble if applicable
  • Declarer
  • Result (optional if just made)
  • Lead (optional)

    Enter contracts the way you write them in plain writing, i.e. 4SS10 means 4 spades by South making 10 tricks. Strain and declarer can be entered using the numeric keyboard (see below).

    Use D, X or * for doubled contracts and R, XX or ** for redoubled ones.

    Enter the result either by entering declarer's number of won tricks or by using + and - for number of overtricks and undertricks. If the contract was just made you do not have to enter the result at all.

    The optional lead is entered by first entering the strain character and then the card symbol, using T for 10. The numeric keyboard can not be used for the strain of the lead.

    Numeric keyboard for strain and declarer
    To enter the strain, picture the numeric keyboard as a bidding box with clubs closest to you and no-trump furthest away. This means that the period (or comma) sign equals clubs, 3 equals diamonds, 6 hearts, 9 spades and * for no-trump.

    To enter the declarer, picture the numeric keyboard as a compass with 2, 8, 4 and 6 for South, North, West and East.

    • Normal style samples *
    4SS10 4 by South just made
    4SS The same
    1NE8 1NT by East plus one
    1NE+1 The same
    3HDW8 3 Dbl by West down one
    3HXW-1 The same
    3CRN7 3 RDbl by North down two
    3RXXW-2 3 RDbl by West down two
    P Pass
     
    * You can use both upper-case and lower-case letters.
     
    Numeric keyboard samples
    49210 4 by South just made
    492 The same
    1*68 1NT by East plus one
    1*6+1 The same
    36*48 3 Dbl by West down one
    36*4-1 The same
    3,**87 3 RDbl by North down two
    33**4-2 3 RDbl by West down two
    0 Pass

    How to...
    To set Magic Contest in contract entry mode, start a new contest, click the Advanced button, click the Enter results tab, and check the Enter contract option.